Asia Pacific
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Intel is reportedly expanding its chip packaging and testing facility in Chengdu, China despite the embattled firm’s scaling back expansion projects in Europe. -
Nokia has expanded its work with Vietnamese service provider Viettel, with the operator set to deploy its optical transport solutions to scale network performance following their joint achievement of a record optical transmission speed.
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The 2024 Huawei Mobile Broadband Forum (MBBF) kicked off in Istanbul yesterday, with industry leaders gathering to discuss the future of mobile networks, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital transformation.
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Gopal Vittal, Bharti Airtel’s long-serving CEO will step aside in 2026 to be replaced by Shashwat Sharma.
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The US Treasury Department has issued a Final Rule restricting US investments in foreign technologies deemed to pose a “national security concern,” specifically targeting sectors like semiconductors, quantum technology, and AI.
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SK Telecom and Samsung have developed AI technology capable of optimising 5G base stations.
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Big Data Exchange (BDx) has broken ground on a new data centre in Indonesia, the company has announced on LinkedIn.
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China's top three telcos are reportedly planning on building a new $500 million subsea cable to rival the previously announced SEA-ME-WE-6 subsea cable system.
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NTT and NEC have reached an agreement to reduce the environmental impact of business activities and have begun to collaborate on the promotion of a decarbonised society.
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Ericsson and Intel have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the development of 5G use cases to accelerate digitalisation in Malaysia.
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5G will drive Singapore’s mobile service revenue to over US$2.1 billion in 2027 according to forecasts from GlobalData.
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China Mobile International (CMI) has signed an MoU with NeutraDC to advance the Indonesian data centre market.
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The Indian market for fixed broadband is rising fast, with Reliance Jio set to be lead supplier in terms of number of subscriptions.
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Toshiba’s board has accepted a US$15 billion buyout offer from a consortium led by Japan Industrial Partners (JIP).
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Bharti Airtel has pipped its rival Reliance Jio in the 5G roll-out race by being the first to reach 500 cities.
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Fujitsu and Osaka University say they have made a significant breakthrough in quantum computing.
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Inmarsat’s I-6 satellite has connected to new ground stations in Perth and Merredin, Western Australia.
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Australia’s state-owned wholesale last-mile company NBN Co is firing 10% of its staff as the fixed market has stalled.
